arrugia

== Latin == === Etymology === Unknown. Lewis and Short suggest that it is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (“to till, dig”), making it cognate with runcō and Ancient Greek ὀρύσσω (orússō). Adams suggests it could be of Punic origin. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [arˈrʊ.ɡi.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [arˈruː.d͡ʒi.a] === Noun === arrugia f (genitive arrugiae); first declension A shaft and pit in a goldmine ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== Italian: roggia Spanish: arroyo Portuguese: arroio === References === === Further reading === “arrugia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “arrugia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Spanish == === Noun === arrugia f (plural arrugias) gold mine === Further reading === “arrugia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025